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ImageDes Palestinians who were injured by Israeli fire while waiting for help last week, according to health officials.Credit...Kosay Al Nemer/Reuters

Gaza's deadly leadership vacuum< p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Latest More than 100 people were killed in northern Gaza last week, health officials said, after thousands of Gazans rushed onto food trucks help. Thursday's crush caused a stampede and prompted Israeli soldiers to fire on the crowd.

Immediate causes were extreme hunger and desperation: UN warned that famine was imminent. in northern Gaza, where around 300,000 civilians are still stranded and aid deliveries are rare – and can prove cumbersome.

But there is a deeper problem: Even as fighting has eased in the north, Israel has been reluctant to fill its current leadership void. In trying to prevent Hamas from rebuilding, Israel prevented Hamas-led government police from escorting trucks – and delayed the creation of any other Palestinian police force.

This means that there is no centralized body to coordinate the provision of services, enforce public order and protect aid trucks. Videos have emerged showing armed groups attacking convoys, and diplomats say criminal gangs are beginning to fill the void left by Hamas.

Casualties: more than 30,000 Gazans were killed during the Israeli war. bombings and invasions during the war. Here are some of their stories.

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